Reconstructing Quaternary Environments.

Lowe, J. J. (Author). Walker, M. J. C. (Added Author).

Summary: Examines the various forms of evidence used to establish the history and scale of environmenal changes during the Quaternary. The evidence is extremely diverse, ranging from landforms and sediments to fossil assemblages and isotope ratios, bringing the book fully up to date since its last publication.

Record details

ISBN: 1317894502
ISBN: 9781317894506
Physical Description: 1 online resource (469 pages)
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Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014.

Content descriptions

General Note:	3.9.2 The nature of lake and bog sediments.
Formatted Contents Note:	3.6.3 Lake level changes and Quaternary palaeoclimates3.7 Wind-blown sediments; 3.7.1 Introduction; 3.7.2 Loess stratigraphy; 3.7.3 Mid-latitude sand belts (coversands); 3.7.4 Low latitude 'sand seas'; 3.7.5 Wind-blown sediments and palaeoenvironmental reconstructions; 3.8 Cave sediments and carbonate deposits; 3.8.1 Introduction; 3.8.2 Detrital sediment in caves; 3.8.3 Speleothem; 3.8.4 Speleothem growth and environmental reconstruction; 3.8.5 Oxygen isotope ratios in cave speleothem; 3.8.6 Other carbonate deposits; 3.9 Lake, mire and bog sediments; 3.9.1 Introduction.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.